Ready for the Range

[Big Cape]

It's been hectic here: we just moved into our new Forever Home and now we're trying shrug off Hurricane Harvey. We're OK, but a lot of folks down here are in really bad shape. Yesterday evening I did manage enough time to clean my new PM 45. She's ready for the range. I have 250 rds. of 230 gr hardballs to run - I hope that will be enough to break her in. After break in period, I plan on picking out a good defense round to use. Last time I tried to find a good SD round for a particular gun it cost me about $700 in ammo and range fees.

Hoping to minimize that cost, I'm asking you knowledgeable folks here: What Self Defense Ammo works best in your Kahr PM 45?

Thanks in advance,
Big Cape

[JethrosDad]

Sorry to hear that Big Cape, thought and prayers for all the folks down there. The pictures are horrific but I know nothing like being there in person.

I think you will find that there are about as many favorite SD rounds as there are people with guns. I don't have a .45 but in all my 9mms and my makarov I use hornady critical defence and never had 1 single issue. My dad also uses critical defence in his .38 and .45 long colt. Never had an issue either.

[Bawanna]

I've got Federal HST's in mine now, ran Winchester and started out with Speer Gold Dot. All worked fine for me.
Haven't ran across anything it doesn't like yet but I haven't tried too many.
Only thing I can see if you might be having so much fun you might want more ammo.

My first outing with my PM45 I went through 350, course my son shot quite a bit too so maybe if your not sharing 250 might be enough.